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  ‘No one can destroy our party’: Jayalalithaa’s last words in hospital, says Sasikala

  February 13, 2017 11:56 IST

  With the warring factions of ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu indulging in war of wards amid the political unrest for the ninth consecutive day, interim general secretary VK Sasikala’s emotional address to the party MLAs at a private resort in Chennai cam

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  SP, Congress locked in 'unholy alliance': Amit Shah

  February 13, 2017 11:19 IST

  BJP president Amit Shah has said that the Samjawadi Party and Congress have entered in an ‘unholy alliance to hide their failures’.

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  BJP worker hacked to death in Kerala, party calls for bandh

  February 13, 2017 10:31 IST

  A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was allegedly hacked to death in Mukkattukara of Thrissur district in Kerala late on Sunday night.

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  Uddhav Thackeray slams BJP over ‘poor’ quality of ration to soldiers

  February 13, 2017 8:46 IST

  In a dig at BJP over ‘poor’ quality of ration being allegedly provided to soldiers, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that ‘those who seek credit for the surgical strike across the border, should take responsibility of substandard food

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Journalists protest after being manhandled by Sasikala supporters

  February 13, 2017 8:28 IST

  A group of journalists covering AIADMK supremo VK Sasikala’s visit to a private resort here on Sunday were manhandled by some persons belonging to the Tamil Nadu CM-designate camp.

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  UP polls: Congress-SP alliance will sink in BJP wave, says Uma Bharti

  February 13, 2017 8:01 IST

  Union Minister Uma Bharti on Sunday said the Congress-SP alliance will soon sink as Mulayam Singh Yadav had already punched a hole in it, and the rest will be done by the BJP wave in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Police deny permission for Asaduddin Owaisi's rally in Pune

  February 13, 2017 7:53 IST

  AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi has been denied permission to hold a public rally in one of the wards of the city ahead of the February 21 municipal election.

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  OPS dares Sasikala to free MLAs, election for AIADMK chief soon

  February 13, 2017 7:48 IST

  Tamil Nadu’s caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has demanded immediate release of 129 MLAs who are ‘held captive’ in a private resort near Chennai by AIADMK supremo and CM-designate Sasikala.

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  Election soon to select AIADMK General Secretary: O Panneerselvam

  February 12, 2017 23:16 IST

  Tamil Nadu’s acting Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam on Sunday said the election schedule for electing the party’s General Secretary will soon be announced. ALSO READ : AIADMK cadre not going to accept Sasikala: Swaminathan Gurumurthy Former

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  Tamil Nadu crises: None of the MLAs are being held captive, claims Sasikala

  February 12, 2017 21:27 IST

  In an effort to prove that no MLA has been incarcerated, AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Sunday held a press conference at the Golden Bay and said, “No MLA has been held captive.

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  Uttarakhand: No one should question bravery of our armed forces, says PM Modi

  February 12, 2017 19:48 IST

  Depicting Uttarakhand as a land of the brave soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged voters in state to give exemplary punishment in the polls to people who ruined their future. He launched a frontal

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  Tamil Nadu crises: Very difficult for a woman to be in politics, says Sasikala

  February 12, 2017 17:48 IST

  AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Sunday said that it was "very difficult" for a woman to be in politics, which she had seen in the time of Jayalalithaa too, and asserted that the

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  PM Modi asks ministers to furnish details of tours in 3 months: Report

  February 12, 2017 18:38 IST

  In an exercise aimed at ascertaining balance between office work and field duties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministerial colleagues to give details of tours, if any, attempted by them amid the most

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  PM Modi accuses Harish Rawat govt in Uttarakhand of having no vision for growth

  February 12, 2017 15:04 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked people of Uttarakhand to vote out the ruling party and give BJP a chance to ensure new heights of development in the next five years.

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  Panneerselvam camp gets bigger as three more MPs extend support

  February 12, 2017 12:39 IST

  O Panneerselvam camp today got a boost with three more MPs extending support to the Chief Minister.

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  West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh questions Amartya Sen's contribution to nation, faces flak

  February 12, 2017 8:12 IST

  West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Saturday drew flak after his personal attack on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and questioning about his contribution to the nation.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: SC verdict in Sasikala DA case unlikely on Monday, support grows for OPS

  February 12, 2017 11:22 IST

  Verdict in the disproportionate assets case, involving VK as an Sasikala accused, is unlikely to be pronounced on Monday

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  Tamil Nadu crises: Delay in swearing-in is to break the party, says Sasikala

  February 11, 2017 23:48 IST

  AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala on Saturday alleged that the delay in her being sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is mainly to break the party. "I think the delay (in swearing in)

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  I-T dept detects Rs 120 cr hidden income after raids on Congress MLA

  February 11, 2017 23:33 IST

  The Income Tax department on Saturday claimed to have detected undisclosed income worth Rs 120 crores and seized cash worth Rs 1.10 crores and 10 kgs of gold after it conducted raids on a Congress

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  AAP plans to contest Assembly polls in Rajasthan

  February 11, 2017 21:06 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party is very seriously considering contesting next Assembly elections in Rajasthan and also expand its presence in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. “In Rajasthan, people are disappointed with BJP rule and they are

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  UP Polls: Mulayam Singh addresses first rally, seeks votes for brother Shivpal

  February 11, 2017 20:02 IST

  Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh on Saturday addressed his first rally where he sought votes for brother Shivpal in Jaswant Nagar in Etawah, saying the election is important for both of them. Mulayam, who was

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  Tamil Nadu: AIADMK veteran C Ponnaiyan joins hands with Panneerselvam

  February 11, 2017 19:49 IST

  Dealing another blow to the Sasikala camp, veteran AIADMK leader and party spokesperson C Ponnaiyan today joined the ranks of dissident leader O Panneerselvam, hailing him as the "favourite son" of the Tamil Nadu people.

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  Shocking! Women are safe if parked at home, says AP Assembly Speaker

  February 11, 2017 19:22 IST

  In a shocking statement, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Shiva Prasad has likened women to cars and said that they are safe if parked at home.

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  Being Bal Thackeray's son makes me the boss, says Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

  February 11, 2017 19:16 IST

  Uddhav Thackeray today asserted his legitimacy as Shiv Sena President by invoking the legacy of his late father and party founder Bal Thackeray.

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  PM Modi seeks to puncture 'kaam bolta hai' slogan of Akhilesh Yadav

  February 11, 2017 18:13 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a jibe at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "kaam bolta hai" slogan, saying it was the SP leader's "karnama" (misdeed) which spoke for him. Modi, who has stepped up

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  Amar Singh praises PM Modi in Aap Ki Adalat, does not rule out joining BJP

  February 11, 2017 17:24 IST

  Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his demonetization move, and added that he was not ruling out the possibility of his joining BJP in the near future. Replying

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Facing death threats from OPS camp, say AIADMK MLAs loyal to Sasikala

  February 11, 2017 17:27 IST

  A team of Tamil Nadu Police and revenue officials today visited a luxurious resort at Koovathur near Mahabalipuram where they met 120 MLAs of the AIADMK who are allegedly held captive by the Sasikala camp.

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  BJP makes clean sweep in UP MLC polls by winning all three seats

  February 11, 2017 14:29 IST

  On a day when the first phase of Assembly polls is underway in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP got some good news as the party emerged victorious in all three graduate MLC seats - Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Bareilly.